Strategy – Page 566
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Lessors face uncertain 2009 as demand drops
The extent to which demand for air travel will decline this year is the big unknown for the aircraft leasing sector, which faces reduced lease rates and a lack of available financing
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Frontier outlines post-bankruptcy hopes
Frontier Airlines has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since last April, but is confident that its reduced fleet and network, as well as its strong...
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E-freight gains momentum
Despite a certain amount of scepticism at its launch, IATA's initiative to make the air cargo industry paperless is rapidly gaining momentum, although some geographical holes remain that will need to be plugged
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Ivan Misetic: Putting Croatia firmly on the tourist map
Croatia Airlines chief executive Ivan Misetic has one key mission...
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NewsHudson crash: A320's engines lost power simultaneously
Initial flight-recorder information from the US Airways Airbus A320 which crashed into New York's Hudson River shows that both engines lost power simultaneously,...
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Interview
Interview: AirTran chief executive Bob Fornaro
AirTran Airways has had to scale back its growth plans and reposition itself in order to survive first the fuel crisis and now the demand crisis. But chief executive Bob Fornaro is confident the steps taken will ensure the carrier's continued survival
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Russian bank ponders Malev move
Hungarian carrier Malev may go through a change in ownership and management if its Russian financier...
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Virgin Nigeria admits competition forced long-haul withdrawal
Virgin Nigeria is attributing its withdrawal from long-haul operations to an influx of foreign carriers which have depressed fares on the Lagos-London market,...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
The eternal struggle to reform the unreformable has finally succeeded as the carrier, still called Alitalia but now owned by investor group Compagnia...
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ANZ A320 pitched up and stalled before crash: investigator
The probe into the November crash of an Air New Zealand (ANZ) Airbus A320 in France is focusing on an apparent surge of engine power during the final approach...
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Air France-KLM outlines Alitalia synergy targets
Air France-KLM spells out synergy targets after Italian investors pick it as partner for relaunched Alitalia
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NewsLithuania's main airline, FlyLAL, to cease operations
Lithuania's main airline, FlyLAL, is to cease operations after a plan to sell the carrier to external investors collapsed.
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Ryanair sets upper limit on Aer Lingus bid price
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has put an upper limit of less than €2 per share on its offer for Aer Lingus, insisting that it will not raise its bid above...
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Pinnacle expands Q400 fleet by fifteen aircraft
US regional operator Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has extended its agreement with Continental Airlines and ordered 15 Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop...
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NewsHeathrow ground workers arrested after BA ramp incident
Two British Airways (BA) London Heathrow-based ground workers have been arrested after one of the airline's Airbus A321s was damaged during an incident on...
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New A350 assembly plant will re-invent Airbus’s build process
Construction officially started today in Toulouse of the Airbus A350 XWB's final assembly facility, which will deliver significant efficiencies to the airframer's...
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Deferral of 10 CRJ700s part of struggling Mesa's cash plan
Struggling regional airline operator Mesa Air Group predicts it will become cash flow positive and profitable during its 2009 fiscal year should the Phoenix-based...
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Forecasts 2009 - In-flight entertainment: Connectivity leaps forward
Airlines in 2008 turned on to on-board internet services in a big way. Can they afford to expand their services in 2009?
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NewsAir France-KLM confirms it will take 25% of Alitalia
Air France-KLM has confirmed its selection as Italian flag-carrier Alitalia's strategic partner, and will take a 25% share in the airline through a €323...